James Cameron Confirms 'Avatar' Sequels Will Be Made After 'Avatar 2' Hits Break-Even Target

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Los Angeles, January 7 - The road is clear for the next, at least, three Avatar movies as James Cameron confirmed upon the mega success of Avatar: The Way of Water. The blockbuster filmmaker previously said that the future of the Avatar franchise depends on how the second and third Avatar movies perform.

"Avatar 2" has been projected to reach $1.5 billion at the global box office to break even and the movie has already crossed that mark in about 3 weeks and turned profitable for Disney. It is projected to finish over $2.2 billion in its lifetime run which will make it James Cameron's third straight $2 billion grosser after "Titanic" (1997) and "Avatar" (2009).



"It looks like just with the momentum that the film has now that will easily pass our break even in the next few days, so it looks like I can't wiggle out of this, I'm gonna have to do these other sequels", Cameron said, as per THR.

"I know what I'm going to be doing the next six or seven years. The point is we're going to be okay. I'm sure that we'll have a discussion soon with the top folks at Disney about the game plan going forward for Avatar 3, which is already in the can – we've already captured and photographed the whole film so we're in extended post-production to do all that CG magic. And then Avatar 4 and 5 are both written. We even have some of 4 in the can. We've begun a franchise at this point. We've begun a saga that can now play out over multiple films", he added.

The sci-fi epic had an estimated production budget of more than $400 million, with a marketing spend that brought the combined price tag to at least $600 million, as per THR. It is one of the costliest films ever and needed higher numbers to break even at the box office and it achieves those with ease. The third installment of the blockbuster franchise is currently scheduled to release in December 2024 and going by Cameron's recent interview, the upcoming films will showcase the evil sides of Na'vi.

"I want to show the Na'vi from another angle because, so far, I have only shown their good sides. In the early films, there are very negative human examples and very positive Na'vi examples. In Avatar 3, we will do the opposite. We will also explore new worlds while continuing the story of the main characters. I can say that the last parts will be the best. The others were an introduction, a way to set the table before serving the meal", Cameron had said in an interview with the French newspaper 20 Minutes.

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